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TIL that German Uniforms in WW1 were made from 85% stinging nettle

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wLL6M TIL that Nelsan Ellis, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in Lee Daniels' The Butler, died in 2017 at 39, the same age as Martin Luther King Jr.
nWDvB TIL that Honorius IV was the last pope to have been married. He was ordained after his wife's death and was later elected pope (at the age of 75) in 1285.
d800d TIL the color magenta comes from what the blood soaked ground looked like during the Battle of Magenta, 1859
n9nG TIL that Israel and India are the only two countries on earth who have banned cosmetics testing on animals
neL19 TIL that Mike Tyson knocked out another kid for ripping the head off of a pigeon. Tyson had grown up with nothing & found that feeding and spending time with them was an honour & got him away from all the bullying he had endured. To this day he still loves & has his own collection of racing pigeons.